Any owners of an iMac 12,2 27" (mid 2011)?

[Fes29]

I just purchased an Apple iMac "Core i7" 3.4 27-Inch (Mid-2011).

I came from a MacBook Pro (late 2008)

Any reviews or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[racoop]

I have one. Got the video card replaced a couple of years ago under a special Apple extended warranty, other than that, no issues. Upgraded to 20 GB RAM, and just recently decided to swap out the original 1TB hard drive with a SSD. Took about 20 minutes to do myself, and it feels like a whole new machine. Now it runs so fast, quieter and way cooler. Still a beast and should be good for quite a few years to come.

 

[Fes29]

I have one...

Hey Racoop,

Thanks for the feedback!

Great to hear it's a beast of a machine!

I was wary of getting such an older model because I work on a newer machine (iMac 15,1) at work.

But I figured any upgrade is better than my MacBook Pro (late 2008) that I use at home.

I'll be upgrading the RAM and to an SSD for sure soon.

Thanks again!

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

My last iMac was that model and very wise concerning the memory and SSD.

Best advice ~ be aware when you change the drive you will need an OWC heat sensor cable otherwise fans will roar full speed like a 747:-


https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD11/

 

[Fes29]

...Best advice ~ be aware when you change the drive you will need an OWC heat sensor cable otherwise fans will roar full speed like a 747:-...

Haha! Thanks for the advice nambuccahwadsau!

What's your set up now if you don't mind me asking?

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

It appears at the base of the thread #4 as a signature. But a 2016 i7 4GHz iMac, 1TB flash, 32 GB memory etc.

 

[Fes29]

It appears at the base of the thread #4 as a signature. But a 2016 i7 4GHz iMac, 1TB flash, 32 GB memory etc.

Oops. Okay thanks. Nice machine there. The flash drive looks tempting as well.

 

[racoop]

My last iMac was that model and very wise concerning the memory and SSD.

Best advice ~ be aware when you change the drive you will need an OWC heat sensor cable otherwise fans will roar full speed like a 747:-


https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDIMACHDD11/

The adaptor was included in the OWC SSD kit I purchased specifically for this computer. Must say it works flawlessly. Computer is barely warm now - this thing used to really heat up with the optical hard drive.

 

[jobesucks]

you can keep the internal hard drive and add the ssd as an extra drive underneath the optical drive. this is what I do, no sensors needed, and you can use the spinner for time machine backup, data storage etc.

 

[racoop]

And most importantly....if you like to watch movies on your iMac like I do, this is the last model that supports the Apple IR remote.